I am looking at two styles of deepdish rims for my 95 Z28 convertible. I DON'T want the wheel to stick out the end of the wheelwell. Any info would be nice.

1. 16x7 with a 3 7/8" backspace
2. 16x7 with a 1 7/8" backspace

I know the first ones will fit, but I am wondering if the second ones would fit in the wheelwells. Thanks.

Mike

 

You are looking at the wrong size wheels. The stock wheels are 16x8" 55mm offset (6-5/8" backspace). Why would you want to go to a narrower wheel, that will not even accept the popular wide tire widths that came stock on the car?

If you have your heart set on a 16x7, a 5-1/2" backspace would put the outside edge of the wheel and tire right where your stock wheel is now. The 3-7/8" BS will move the outside edge of the wheel and tire another 1-1/2" toward the outside of the fender... the 1-7/8" BS will have them wayyyyyy outside of the fender line.

I would strongly recommend that you consider going UP in wheel width, not DOWN. The most popular size is the 17x9 (stock WS6/SS size) or 17x9.5 with offsets in the 45-55mm range. There is a popular misconception that 17" wheels will not fit on convertibles, but that is not true. They fit exactly the same as they do on the coupes.

 

Thanks very much. I'm gonna look for something a bit different then. I appreciate your quick reply.

Mike